Rahul Gandhi: I want to change UP. 2012 elections

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said on toay that he is not concerned about win or loss in the high-stakes assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP) as his only aim is to restore honour of the people of the state.

Addressing a press conference here, on the last day of campaigning for the 1st phase of polls due to be held on Feb 8, Rahul said, “In the past few months I have learnt, probably, what I learnt in last seven years. I have learnt what it means to be passionately believer in an idea.”

“Frankly I am not concerned about what the results are…what has been going on in UP in the last 22 years is a crime. It is our duty to not accept the misrule and the type of games being played with the people of this state,” he said, adding, “I have realised the power of the people the state. I have realised that this state can stand on its feet very soon.”

“Mission 2012 is not my line…my mission is not to change UP, I want to change UP. 2012 elections, then 2014 elections, Rahul Gandhi will not step backward till the UP stands on its feet,” he stressed.

When asked by a scribe whether he was conceding defeat by talking about ‘being not concerned about election results’, he said, “I am not conceding defeat, I am conceding victory. The results will be solid for the Congress. People of UP are looking at Congress seriously, wherever I go the people are saying this to me. “

“Be it 200 (seats), 400 or 2, till the time people of UP don’t get respect I will be here. We are here not to form alliances with political parties, we will form alliances only with the people of UP,” he added.